RCAF aircrew training is currently provided in two contracts. (Photo: RCAF)
Canadian subsidiaries of Babcock and Leonardo intend to form a JV to bid on future RCAF aircrew training programme.
Babcock Canada and Leonardo Canada announced on 14 May that they have signed a Letter of Intent to create a Canadian JV, with a bid for the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme in mind.
‘Babcock and Leonardo can offer a modern and comprehensive solution drawing on their long experience as leading providers of civil and military fixed-wing, rotary-wing and mission training services,’ the two companies stated, adding that they ‘stand ready to offer an innovative and comprehensive turnkey solution to meet all of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s [RCAF’s] training requirements’.
Babcock Canada and Leonardo Canada Join Forces for Canadaâs Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program
14 May 2021
Babcock Canada and Leonardo Canada Join Forces for Canada s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program
abcock Canada and Leonardo Canada are pleased to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly pursue Canada s Future Aircrew Training Program (FAcT) and to create a Canadian joint venture.
This partnership between two companies with strong footprints in military pilot training, ensures that the FAcT program will benefit from the expertise and innovation made by two global players, each of which have over 70 years of aircrew training experience delivered around the world.